Bright Star Writing Group’s August Workshop was Well-Attended
The Bright Star Writers group met on Monday August 12th at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center. If you like to write for pleasure or you want to get published you are welcome to join this group. The group meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at 1:30 PM The group includes several published authors who live in the Hopkins County area. Gene Shelton (shown in center) has published over 30 novels, western fiction and fictionalized...
Dinner Bell Menu For August 21st, 2019
The Dinner Bell Ministry wishes to thank the HOPKINS COUNTY UNITED WAY for continued support. MENU Baked Chicken Thighs with Lemon and Garlic Always Requested Cornbread Salad Bacon Infused Green Beans Garden Salad Buttered French Bread Flapper Pudding ( a revised version of a popular 1920’s dessert) Pineapple Yogurt Pudding (the no added sugar dessert) Beat the heat with iced tea or water and enjoy a great lunch! Same time...
Wildcat Football First Week
I Wildcats Football Team Completes First Week of Practice Saturday With Intrasquad Scrimmage and Picture Day Saturday (August 17) the Wildcats Football Team wrapped up their first week of practice with an intrasquad scrimmage on their practice field and then Picture Day at Prim Stadium. Despite the fact that the Wildcats have had on shoulder pads for four days, Saturday was the first day that coaches allowed contact and tackling....
Wildcats Team Tennis Falls To Longview
Wildcats Team Tennis Loses to Longview JV at Whitehouse Tournament Friday Wildcats Team Tennis wrapped up their play in a Whitehouse tournament Friday (August 16) with a 12-7 loss to the Longview JV. After a hard day of tennis in the tournament Thursday, the Wildcats were back on the Whitehouse courts by 7 a.m. Friday. The team was tired Friday according to Wildcats Tennis Coach Tony Martinez. Again this year, Coach Martinez has had...
Lady Cats Volleyball Takes Second
Lady Cats Volleyball Takes Second Place at Wills Point Tourney The Lady Cats Volleyball Team finished second in the 2019 Hardman/Watson Varsity Volleyball Tournament Saturday (August 17) in Wills Point winning four out of their five games. The Lady Cats lost to Commerce, 2-0 in the final game Saturday in the top Championship Bracket. The score was 17-25 and 15-25. The Lady Cats won two matches Saturday to advance to the final game....
Candidate Filing Deadline For School Board, Cumby City Council Seats Is Aug. 19
Those planning to file as candidates for North Hopkins and Cumby school boards and Council have one more day to get their applications in. The filing deadline to get a name on the Nov. 5 election ballot is Monday, Aug. 19, at the end of the business day. Cumby ISD Cumby Independent School District will have three places to be determined in the Nov. 5 election. All three are full three-year seats on the board. Currently, Jason Hudson,...
Meal A Day Menu For Aug. 19-23, 2019
Meal A Day Menu for Aug. 19-23, 2019 Monday – Beef Stroganoff, English peas and garlic sticks Tuesday – Sweet and sour chicken, rice, egg roll and Chinese vegetables Wednesday – Chicken and dressing casserole, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and a roll Thursday – Sliced ham, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw and a roll Friday – Salad Plate: Chicken salad,...
While All SSISD Elementary Students To Receive Free Meals, Adult Lunch Going Up
All Sulphur Springs Independent School District students from pre-kindergarten and Head Start through fifth graders will receive free school meals this year. However, faculty and visitors will pay more during the 2019-2020 school year when purchasing meals at SSISD campuses. SSISD Child Nutrition Department earlier this month announced additional campuses qualify for the Community Eligibility Provisions program. Douglass Early...
Cumby ISD Switching Up Food Service Program To Give More Meal Options
Not only will Cumby Independent School District students still be able to enjoy a free breakfast and pre-kindergarten students free lunches too this year, but all Cumby ISD students will have more choices when they go through the line for lunch. Recognizing the importance of quality meals to students’ learning development, Cumby ISD administrators were given approval to enter into a partnership with FoodService Peeps to improve...
Sulphur Springs ISD Agrees To ‘Strike Off’ Oak Avenue Property To City For New Senior Citizens Center
House Built By CTE Students Still Unsold Sulphur Springs Independent School District Board of Trustees were asked during their regular August meeting to consider taking action regarding two different properties owned by the school. Oak Avenue Properties Trustees agreed to “strike off” and give to the city tracts of property located on Oak Avenue, where a nursing home used to be located. The property has been abandoned and...
